Welcome back, tributes! This has to be our most exciting episode to date. On this episode, Emily and Holly had the honor to sit down and chat with the fandom's favorite Lucy Gray Baird, Maiah Wynne. Maiah has awoken the Hunger Games fandom with her beautiful renditions of songs from the original Hunger Games trilogy as well as her portrayal of Lucy Gray in "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes". A bubbly, kindhearted woman, Maiah answers our fun rapid fire questions while also reflecting on questions from y'all (our most wonderful listeners). Sit down, relax, and enjoy this week's episode as much as we have! Share your thoughts with us at @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook). Join us on October 23 for our October trivia on Instagram! And join us every Monday for our read along of The Hunger  Games apart of Mockingjay Monday!

Welcome back, tributes! This week apart of the ALA's Banned Book Week (September 26 - October 2, 2021), Emily and Holly discuss The Hunger Games Trilogy making the banned books list. How old were you when you first read the books? What age do you think is an appropriate age for readers to tackle the trilogy? Share with us at @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook). Join us on October 23 for our October trivia on Instagram! And join us every Monday for our read along of The Hunger Games apart of Mockingjay Monday!

The articles included in this week's episode:

Schools Debate Educational Value of The Hunger Games

New Hampshire Parent Challenges The Hunger Games

OPINION: Parents must go to school to see what kids are taught

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss one of the fandom's most beloved theories: is Primrose Everdeen the daughter of Mrs. Everdeen and Mr. Mellark? While this is just a theory, the fans have discussed it for over a decade, arguing that perhaps Peeta and Prim are half siblings! What are your thoughts? Share with us at @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook). Join  us on September 24 for a "Mockingjay Part 1" watch along on Instagram live! And stay tuned for Mockingjay Mondays to come back this September! 

We would like to thank V. Arrow for their chapter on this in their book, The Panem Companion which you can check out here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Panem_Companion/6eyEAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Welcome back, tributes! This week Holly and Emily go into the deepest, darkest part of the internet... Goodreads! And by Goodreads we mean the (one-star-rated) section of reviews of "The Hunger Games". Trudge through the hate, the negativity, and the comments that essentially said "we read one chapter of the book" for this humorous episode. Join us on September 24 for a "Mockingjay Part 1" watch along on  Instagram live! And stay tuned for Mockingjay Mondays to come back this September! Share your thoughts on the deleted scenes with us at  @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook).

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss the (limited) deleted scenes from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" movie. Why did we need to cut these scenes?? Why, Francis, why?? Let's take Finnick on a walk and dream of the cave scene that could have been. What scenes do you wish were included from the book in the movie? Also, there is huge "TBOSAS" news we need to catch up on! Join us on September 24 for a "Mockingjay Part 1" watch along on Instagram live! And stay tuned for Mockingjay Mondays to come back this September! Share your thoughts on the deleted scenes with us at @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook).

Welcome back, tributes! As requested from one of our amazing listeners, Taly, Emily and Holly dissect the cave scene, comparing the huge cut that was the translation from book to movie. We read fan comments and discuss your thoughts on the scene! As Emily says, the movie cave is the cave of angst, whereas the book scene will always hold a place deep in our hearts. What are your favorite moments from the cave scene? Do you like the book or movie cave scene more? Share your thoughts and episode discussions with us @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook).

Welcome back, tributes! This week's episode is one of our most exciting episodes! This week, Emily and Holly had the honor of chatting with a major icon in the Hunger Games fandom, Jerry, (A.K.A. @hg_fanboy on Instagram/Twitter). Jerry has been active in the fandom for nearly a decade, creating a safe and inclusive community for tributes to enjoy everything about Panem! We discuss some fun memories, fan favorite "Ballad" casting, and hear about Jerry's experiences in Atlanta and as press for Mockingjay Part 2! 

Please check out all of his accounts here:

https://www.instagram.com/hg_fanboy/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/hg_fanboy?lang=en

Share your thoughts and episode discussions with us @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook).

Welcome back, tributes! After concluding the 'Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' read along on Mockingjay Mondays, Emily and Holly deep dive into their fancasting for the upcoming film adaption. (Lionsgate, if you're reading this we are talking to you!) Holly swoons over half the cast while Emily picks out five billion options for someone to be cast as her boyfriend, Sejanus Plinth. Like always, share with us your thoughts on this week's episode. Likewise, share your 'Ballad' fancasts with us @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook).

Welcome back, tributes! As Effie Trinket once said, "Happy Hunger Games! May the odds be ever in your favor!" That's right, it's almost July 4th which means it is almost Reaping Day! The day where one strong man and woman will be plucked from the masses to represent their district in the annual games. In this episode, Emily and Holly discuss each of the reapings, the theories of volunteering in career districts, and our personal thoughts on everything that has to do with reaping day. Would you volunteer for a sibling if they were reaped? What do you think the First Quarter Quell was like? Share your thoughts with us @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook). Join us on Mondays for Mockingjay Mondays to read "The Ballad of  Songbirds and Snakes" with us on Instagram.

Welcome back, tributes! This week, after painfully getting through our Gale hate episode, Emily and Holly happily discuss their love of their Hunger Games lives, Peeta Mellark. The stunning, caring, hilarious, charming, angelic Peeta Mellark blesses our podcast this week with his fictional presence. Let's talk favorite quotes, looks, and scenes (and for our Peeta haters out there, don't worry there is a dash of Peeta hate to enjoy in this episode as well). What are your thoughts on the boy with the bread? Share your thoughts with us at @Intothearenapodcast (on TikTok, Instagram,  Youtube, and Facebook). Join us on Mondays for Mockingjay Mondays to read "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" with us on Instagram.